Sketch of John Owings, Warren County, Missouri
>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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George Owings, of Maryland, married a Miss Wells, by whom he had
twelve children. He was married the second time, and had twelve
children more. Two of his sons, John and Thomas, by his first
wife, came to Missouri in 1816, and settled in Warren County.
Thomas married Mary O'Brien, and moved to Illinois. John was in
the War of 1812. He married Hattie McGarvey, by whom he had
fifteen children: James M., Richard, George W., David R., Joseph E.,
John B., Thomas, William H., Wesley, Rachel, Nancy, Julia, Maria,
Eliza J. and Emily. All the children lived to be grown, and all
married except Wesley and Rachel. Mr. Owings was a devout Methodist,
and built a church near his house, which he called Ebenezer. He came
to Missouri in a cart, drawn by two horses, one before the other. He
kept this cart for many years, and used it on his farm.
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